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hissing
hiss H0216700 (hĭs)n.1. A sharp sibilant sound similar to a sustained s.2. An expression of disapproval, contempt, or dissatisfaction conveyed by use of this sound.v. hissed, hiss·ing, hiss·es v.intr. To make a hiss: The audience booed and hissed. The teakettle hissed on the stove.v.tr.1. To utter with a hiss.2. To express (a negative view or reaction) by uttering a hiss: The audience hissed its displeasure.
[Middle English hissen, to hiss, of imitative origin.]
hiss′er n.hissing (ˈhɪsɪŋ) n another word for hiss1, hiss2adjproducing, uttering or accompanied by a hissThesaurus| Noun | 1. | hissing - a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"fizzle, hiss, hushing, sibilationnoise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
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Synonyms for hissingnoun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)Synonyms- fizzle
- hiss
- hushing
- sibilation
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